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This episode was the Sig and Izumi Show, and it was awesome. Sig + Alex had me falling off my chair. Highlights were Alex's face after Sig does his clothesline on Sloth (next avatar as soon as a raw hits), and, well, pretty much any time they showed Sig (ting!)...

But that wasn't even the best part of the episode. The return of The personification of badass. Next episode is going to blow the fricking doors off, and I. Can. Not. Wait.

BTW, liked the little Al/Heinkel/Marcoh scene, with someone walking around in the background (I wonder who)... Was that in the manga?

I don't think Izumi = win. She's your typical and generic "brutal master who abuses her apprentices but actually cares a lot about them" and her housewife gimmick got old pretty quickly. Not to mention it's hard to care about her when she completely dropped off the face of the plot after her little arc. Since she gets such a big role as one of the human sacrifices later on, I think Arakawa should've spent some more time on her to make her a little more interesting.

But hey that's just me. I still enjoy what she does in this episode, though I haven't seen it yet. I'm more stocked for you-know-who's return though.

Ah! I also liked Izumi's entrance in anime more^^
The way she had created the fist of wall and knocked Sloth out of the way was epic. But was even better is when she opened the door and threw out those dolls like trash

I don't think Izumi = win. She's your typical and generic "brutal master who abuses her apprentices but actually cares a lot about them" and her housewife gimmick got old pretty quickly. Not to mention it's hard to care about her when she completely dropped off the face of the plot after her little arc. Since she gets such a big role as one of the human sacrifices later on, I think Arakawa should've spent some more time on her to make her a little more interesting.

Fair enough, I suppose. Still, I always liked the master characters, and their brutality to their 'idiot apprentices' always made me laugh. Lol... she owned a bear by herself - that's pretty frikkin sweet. But I would think that being a supporting character adds more to her charm; in other words, I think that Arakawa gave the right amount of her - not too much to make her redundant and enough to establish her as a cool character.

PS: I'm not sure if this is the case, but you might be better off using spoiler tags for some of that, if you know what I mean.

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Izumi made them do exactly what she did, but gave them more help considering the age difference.

Besides so far she kicks far more asses than anyone. Her entrance simply put Armstrongs to shame.

Hey, I would debate her entrance putting Armstrong's to shame.... that's a technique that's been passed down the Armstrong line for generations XD (plus, he DID save his sister in doing so).

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So yeh, Izumi is a win

Isn't she though? Can't mess with Sensei. I like that Sig has more of a combat role here as well, as in the first anime, he was just kind of silent and supporting Izumi by being there and not much else.

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Now I can't wait for great Bradley fight as well as Greed VS Bradley re-match

Oh! And I loved how Hoenheim had opened the door in that wall which was supposed to smash him

Man... so many great things are happening and now I can't choose on which character I want signature and avatar more -_-

This might also need a spoiler tag..... not sure, though.

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P.S. Lack of screen time somehow adds more interest to her. Since she is basicly the only one of whom we don't know much. Atleast that's how it works for me.

Yeah, I agree... the mystique factor. We got a taste of how much tail she kicks, but we don't know enough about her to make her a main character - I think it's a nice touch to make the readers enticed by her.

Whenever Izumi is one screen it's instant win for me, though this episode belonged to Alex and Sig, as their scene was plenty epic. There's also Bradley's return which gave me shivers, especially the build up to it. Next weeks episode looks like it'll be off the chart in terms of animation, so can't wait for that.

Hey, I would debate her entrance putting Armstrong's to shame.... that's a technique that's been passed down the Armstrong line for generations XD (plus, he DID save his sister in doing so).

I meant both Alex and Olivier
But then again they both had killed Sloth many times before that, so they make for it^^

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Isn't she though? Can't mess with Sensei. I like that Sig has more of a combat role here as well, as in the first anime, he was just kind of silent and supporting Izumi by being there and not much else.

Yeh, it is good to see that he plays bigger role in this series

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This might also need a spoiler tag..... not sure, though.

I really doub that. Episode ended with Bradle's entrance and preview clearly showed who he is gona fight

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Yeah, I agree... the mystique factor. We got a taste of how much tail she kicks, but we don't know enough about her to make her a main character - I think it's a nice touch to make the readers enticed by her.

Makes sense. Also, it could be that because he's so slow (mentally, not physically, obviously) he doesn't realize when stuff is hurting until it's too late...... he doesn't even realize he's died until 5 minutes after he revives

MY MUSCLES GREW A THOUSAND FOLD WATCHING THIS EPISODE. As amazing as Izumi and Bradley were in this episode, the Alex/Sig meeting totally stole the show and was as awesome and hilarious as I thought it would be. This is the start of the manliest bromance in history.

If there is one word that can define this episode its GAR. First we have Hohennheim's casual, but totally awesome display of alchemy. Then we have more Alex awesomeness, but thats then put to shame by an ever greater garness that is Sig. Then that was put to shame by the ultimate garness of those two combined. Then we end with the cherry on top, that is King Bradley's return.

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I don't think Izumi = win. She's your typical and generic "brutal master who abuses her apprentices but actually cares a lot about them" and her housewife gimmick got old pretty quickly. Not to mention it's hard to care about her when she completely dropped off the face of the plot after her little arc. Since she gets such a big role as one of the human sacrifices later on, I think Arakawa should've spent some more time on her to make her a little more interesting.

While I agree that her character is typical and in some respects generic, I disagree that thats a bad thing. She's your typical tough love mentor, who's brutal to her apprentices only because she knows that if they make it through her training, they will be all the stronger for when the real tough times come. An old Spartan quote put it best, "Training is bloodless war, and war is bloody training." Of course she has faith in them that they have what it takes. As she said in this episode, she considers the boys family. Perhaps even to the extent she considers them like children of her own.

As to her "housewife" gimmick. While I don't completely understand where she's coming from with that, it seems to me its her way of presenting herself humbly because of past mistakes as well as a designation of what she truly desires. In many respects that "gimmick" is the defining of her character, that you say that she lacks.

Just my thoughts on her

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Awesome episode. Izumi definitely took the cake this time. I hope we get to see some more fighting from her at some point. But when Bradley was walking towards the wall, I would snipe him right in the head. That sure would deter his subordinates.